Football sex charges in Ohio prompt website

[Jazzy]

Authorities investigating rape accusations against two high school football players in eastern Ohio launched a website Saturday as interest in the case balloons, an extraordinary step designed to combat the misperception that the football team runs the city, the city manager said.



Two 16-year-old boys are set for trial next month in juvenile court in Steubenville, a town of about 18,000, on charges that they raped a 16-year-old girl in August. Their attorneys have denied the charges in court.



Public interest in the case increased with circulation online this week of an unverified video, more than 12 minutes long, that purportedly shows another young man joking about the accuser. The video apparently was released by hackers who allege more people were involved and should be held accountable.

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I'm not for hacking but good for these hackers! How on earth can they now deny a rape occurred?



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